applications surged after hurricane sandy but they have fallen again. >>> with the nation on the edge of the fiscal cliff, the u.s. house has put off a vote on plan b. speaker of the house john boehner's build would have extended tax cuts for everyone except those making more than a million dollars a year but he said it didn't have enough votes to pass. president obama has also promised a veto. she says many people will be hurt if the nation goes over the fiscal cliff. >> we will see the markets do a death spiral in the united states, it will have an impact globally. so ira, 401(k)s will be impacted. this is not a game. >> she says there is still a big divide between republicans and democrats. president obama's plan calls for tax increases for families making 4 than $400,000 -- making more than $400,000 a year. >> it is in the thousands, not hundreds of thousands. >> if you are a very wealthy venture cappalists you will get -- capital lists you will get caught in higher tax rates. >> if they can't reach a compromise americans will be hit with the largest tax hike in history. >>> big n